Romania at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Romania competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It was the first time that Romania sent a team to compete at the Olympic Games, and the second appearance overall after a lone Romanian athlete competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 7 events in 4 sports.[1]
Romania at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ROU |
NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
Website | www |
in Paris | |
Competitors | 35 in 4 sports |
Medals Ranked 23rd |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
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Football
Romania competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924.
- Round 1
- Did not compete in first round
- Round 2
- Final rank
- 9th place
Rugby union
Romania sent a rugby team to the Olympics for the first time in 1924. The Romanians were defeated handily by each of the two other teams, finishing third in the three-team round-robin and winning bronze medals.
Ranks given are within the pool.
Team | Event | Round robin | ||||
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Wins | Losses | Points for | Points against | Rank | ||
Romania | Men's rugby union | 0 | 2 | 3 | 98 |
Shooting
Five sport shooters represented Romania in 1924.
Shooter | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Vasile Ghițescu | 50 m rifle, prone | 355 | 62 |
600 m free rifle | 57 | 68 | |
Constantin Țenescu | 50 m rifle, prone | 326 | 65 |
600 m free rifle | 83 | 19 | |
Simion Vartolomeu | 50 m rifle, prone | 369 | 52 |
600 m free rifle | 70 | 55 | |
Alexandru Vatamanu | 50 m rifle, prone | 321 | 66 |
600 m free rifle | DNF | – | |
Vasile Ghițescu Mihai Plătăreanu Constantin Țenescu Simion Vartolomeu Alexandru Vatamanu |
Team free rifle | 524 | 13 |
Tennis
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Gheorghe Lupu | Singles | del Canto (MEX) W 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
Washburn (USA) L 2–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
did not advance | |||||
Nicolae Mişu | Singles | Washer (BEL) L 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
did not advance | ||||||
Alexandru Roman | Singles | N/A | von Kehrling (HUN) L 1–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
did not advance | |||||
Gheorghe Lupu Alexandru Roman |
Doubles | — | Torralva / Torralva (CHI) L 5–7, 2–6, 3–6 |
did not advance |
References
- "Romania at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
External links
- Official Olympic Reports Archived 12 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- International Olympic Committee results database
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